Orphan Rocker
(SBNO)
Orphan Rocker Overview
The ride begins with a station situated next to the Scenic Railway station. A plunge straight out of the station into a series of bends and dips hidden among a thick rainforest brings the riders to the most exciting point of the ride - a wide banked curve right at the edge of a 200m cliff.
Orphan Rocker is the first roller coaster to be designed and built in Australia. Consequently, it perhaps holds the record for the longest ongoing construction period, which has been underway for in excess of 30 years. Construction commenced in April 1983 and the ride was expected to be up and running in 1985.
To compensate for a difficulty to accurately calculate banking on curves during the design period, the trains were designed to tilt around the curves, where banking is set to a fixed 60º. This is the first "suspended sitdown" coaster in the world.
Orphan Rocker is the first roller coaster to be designed and built in Australia. Consequently, it perhaps holds the record for the longest ongoing construction period, which has been underway for in excess of 30 years. Construction commenced in April 1983 and the ride was expected to be up and running in 1985.
To compensate for a difficulty to accurately calculate banking on curves during the design period, the trains were designed to tilt around the curves, where banking is set to a fixed 60º. This is the first "suspended sitdown" coaster in the world.
Status
SBNO- Type
- Steel
- Manufacturer
- Philip Hammon
- Guests Per Cycle
- Model
- Terrain Coaster
- Vehicle Type
- Height
- 25 m
- Drop height
- m
- Length
- 840 m
- Speed
- 65 km/hr
- Launch system
- G-forces
- g
- Drop angle
- º
- Inversions
- Hourly Capacity
- people per hour
- Vehicles
- 1
- Carriages
- 5
- Rows per car
- Seats per row
- Construction Cost
- Ride time
- 3:20 mins
- Restraint style
- Braking system
- Min. rider height
- cm
- Max. rider height
- cm
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